Old Fashioned (no. 103) | Russell’s Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey | Cinnamon Syrup | Bitters | I was reading a review of a whiskey bar in town that charges $15 for an Old Fashioned. I’m not cheap, but that just seems ridiculous. When we used to live in Chicago I could get an Old Fashioned that was fucking delicious at Longman & Eagle that was $8 (I think it’s $10 now). It’s not a fancy cocktail at all. Either way, $15 is a joke. Rant over. Tonight’s OF was delicious and autumnal. Worked perfectly while listening to Fox Confessor Brings the Flood by Neko Case.

The Dizzy Mule. The only cocktail you need to get your night started 💥💥💥 #rye meets #bourbon with a touch of #limoncello toped up with @thegreatjamaican ginger beer!! This drink also contains a fair dose #angosturabitters and some freshly squeezed lemon juice! Some say it keeps the doctor away! #cheers#mtlmomments @mtlblog @narcitycanada @narcityquebec @pallinilimoncello @lot40 @knobbcreeck @hotellestjames @xolerestaurant

Cocktail glassware is an odd thing. This particular drink is a Saratoga, and traditionally is served in a wine glass. I’d like to bet the C19th original was served in a much smaller glass than our modern versions - more akin to a sherry glass than these voluminous globes... Happy Saturday night, all. •
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Late 19th-century advertising fan for @angosturahouse Bitters, stamped “Compliments of The Watertown Wine, Liquor & Cigar Store, No. 6 Taggart Block, Watertown, N.Y.” Dating this is a little tricky because at first glance it would seem to date circa 1873-1875, since the copy states that Angostura “is imported from South America” and the company moved from Venezuela to Trinidad in 1875. On the other hand it’s possible they didn’t bother to update the copy, or maybe they’re referring to the fact that the ingredients were sourced from South America. The Angostura Bottle as illustrated shows the gold medal won in Vienna in 1873, which gives the earliest possible date. (Coincidentally, the Taggart Building in Watertown, NY, where this store was located, was built that same year, seen in the last photo a few years later, circa 1880.) I haven’t found much info about the Watertown Wine, Liquor, & Cigar Store other than newspaper ads from 1898 and 1901, but it may have existed well earlier (or later) than that. Interestingly, the Taggart Building burned down in August of 1919 shortly after local prohibition was enacted in Watertown (and just before national prohibition took effect the following January). But I suspect this fan dates a few decades earlier than that. It’s a beautiful example of late 19th-century advertising art and a remarkable survivor considering how fragile these paper fans are. #vintage#advertising#vintageadvertising#angostura#angosturabitters#bitters#antiques#jgbsiegert#watertownny#liquor#cocktails#oldliquor#oldspirits#cocktailephemera#ephemera